Women v. ISIS
Feminism in the Syrian desert, microbes everywhere, and one agony aunt
Meredith Tax explains how the Rojava Kurds—and their democratic, feminist, and environmentally conscious society—are fighting back against ISIS; Ed Yong takes us on a tour of the ecosystems lurking inside our bodies; and Amy Whitaker, alias “Agony Amy,” our resident agony aunt, gives advice about balancing a creative life.
Mentioned in this episode:
• View a slideshow of Joey Lawrence’s photographs from Rojava, and read an excerpt from A Road Unforeseen
• “The Revolution in Rojava”, Meredith Tax’s article in Dissent magazine that sparked the book
• Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book I Contain Multitudes on our regular books feature, Shelf Life
Images from Rojava, captured by Joey Lawrence.
Tekoshin, PKK sniper, Makhmour (Joey Lawrence)
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